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Brain Abscess due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis in the Absence of Endocarditis or Bacteremia

Staphylococcus lugdunensis has been recognized to be a microorganism potentially more virulent than other coagulase-negative staphylococci. We report the case of a patient who presented with a single, large, right, frontoparietal abscess that evolved despite conventional antibiotic treatment. Bacter...

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Autores principales: Matas, Andreia, Veiga, Andreia, Gabriel, João Paulo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25759658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000371441
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Sumario:Staphylococcus lugdunensis has been recognized to be a microorganism potentially more virulent than other coagulase-negative staphylococci. We report the case of a patient who presented with a single, large, right, frontoparietal abscess that evolved despite conventional antibiotic treatment. Bacteremia and endocarditis were excluded. After surgical treatment, S. lugdunensis sensible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was isolated, and the patient responded favorably to treatment. Although the ability of S. lugdunensis to produce brain abscesses has been recognized, we report a case of a brain abscess in the absence of bacteremia or endocarditis.